Remember that these are all open to graduates from all Academies, Parents Club members, and supporters of our military. So invite your friends and support our AOG Chapter.

This year we have done a major collaboration with the West Point and Annapolis AOGs and have agreed to do joint events to increase the camaraderie among all of the service academy grads in the KC Metro and surrounding areas. Each Academy is taking turns as the host of the various events. Therefore, note the following dates:

16 September/0800: 2017 Academy Fall Service Academies Golf Tournament – Dubbs Dreds: Time to capture the new All Service Academies Golf Trophy won by Navy last spring. We’ve move the event to a Saturday to accommodated those who are still working and can’t make weekend tee times. Last spring we had a good turn out from West Point and Annapolis but could only muster one foursome from KCAOG. Navy is hosting this event so let’s get a good AF turnout and claim the trophy this time. We have our AF foursomes put together so good luck to them in beating Army and Navy. Backups are welcomed in case a sub is needed.

23 September/1200: All Academies Fall Wine Country Picnic: Families are invited to a new type of event for us. Don’t miss this fun time to get to know each other.

Details: 1) Bring your own picnic basket for your family. 2) Huge Smores, soft drinks, water and KCWineCo wine are available for purchase on site. 3) Picnic tables will be available; however, lawn blankets should be brought just in case we run short of tables. 4) The Vineyard Olympics yard games for the family and kids will be available; AF-Army-Navy competition is welcomed. 5) Bring your own yard games (i.e. Badminton, etc.) as well. 6) Bring cameras and bug spray – it is the country. 7) KCWineco is owned and operated by fellow USAFA graduate Kirk Berggren (’86) and his family. Kirk is making a special effort for this event on behalf of our service academy associations. Make sure you enjoy a bottle of one of the many wines KCWineco is now producing.

Invitees: Members of the associations of graduates from all service academies, former military veterans and military members, members of the parents’ club of cadets, and family members. Don’t forget the kids too.

Cautionary Note: The winery and vineyards are open for viewing but this is a working operations. It does have barbed wire, poison ivy and an unfenced pond outside of the customer area. So monitoring of children is absolutely mandatory to prevent them from getting into areas that are off limits and not safe.

RSVP:Please send a count of those in your family to gshuey@tensortech by Wednesday, 20 September.

30 September: Navy –Tulsa Football Road Trip: As party of our new multi-service academies’ program to have joint events, we have been invited to the Navy AOG’s trip to Tulsa, OK for the Navy-Tulsa game on 30 September. Please refer all questions and interest to Bob Culler at bob.culler@1974usna.com.

7 October: Air Force- Navy Watch Party: We will watch Air Force beat Navy at O'Neill's Restaurant and Bar, 9417 Mission Rd, Leawood, KS; time TBD. Don’t forget to look for your Beat Navy shirts. And get your Army friends to come and root for Air Force.4 November: Air Force – Army Watch Party: KCAOG will be hosting this party. Somewhere in your memorabilia there has to be a Beat Army button. Wear it and come show Army our young team is still awesome.

2 December: Xmas in Weston Road Trip: Weston, MO is a nearby mecca for fun only 40 miles from Overland Park. KCAOG is scheduling 2 December as a date for an All Academies Road Trip to visit the annual Christmas Tour of Historic Weston homes followed by a great lunch at any of a number of terrific restaurants and Christmas shopping in the downtown Weston historic downtown district. Those so inclined may want to also hit the famous Irish pub cellar or the McCormick Distillery during the trip. Start planning your road trip with friends. We will be car pooling for max flexibility in this event. Now that we have a suitable bus company with reasonable rates, I need to get a count of those interested (total in your party) who would want to go on this road trip. Assuming we can get 40-50 passengers, the cost would be somewhere around $15/pax or less for an all-day event (meals not included).

9 December: Army – Navy Watch Party: As in times past, Col. Tim Carlin has graciously invited us to his home to watch Army beat Navy (or so he hopes). The Army feast is usually outstanding so wives always enjoy this event.EVENTS IN WORKFall Wine Tasting - October: KCAOG is arranging for a special guest speaker for our annual wine tasting dinner at Cooper’s Hawk Restaurant on the Plaza. Dates in work are either 14 or 21 October. Keep your calendar open as we solidify the schedule.

Whiteman AFB Trip:We have worked transportation arrangements for the Whiteman AFB trip with a local bus company for considerably cheaper rates than were quoted from other companies. Price is dependent, of course, on the number of pax going but we expect it to be around $15/person for the trip down and back. We are working now on a suitable date that will fit with our calendar and Whiteman’s ability to support. Our choice is a Saturday but we will have to see if the command will accommodate that. I have received some responses of interest in going but will need considerably more to make the trip a GO. So please let us know your interest and the number in your party that might go.

KCAOG NEWS

Presidents’ Conference:KCAOG – Distinguished Chapter – AGAIN!Congrats to our chapter for making achieving Distinguished Chapter again for the fifth straight year. Greg Shuey attended this year’s AOG Chapter Presidents’ Conference which was held for the first time over Parents’ Weekend. The conference started with a joint session of chapter presidents and presidents from parents’ clubs around the country, ended with the first parade of the academic year and was a great success. While Greg will be getting a complete report on the status of the Academy out later, the Academy continues to do great things, is under a multi-hundred million dollar renovation of its 60-year old structures and has new dynamic leadership. Greg had the opportunity of spending considerable private face time with the new Commandant during the dinner at the Superintendent’s residence and got a pretty good sense that the Academy training will be headed in the right direction once again. With roots in Kansas City, she volunteered to come back and speak at our events – an offer we will be extending to her in the future. I also want to report that the AOG is in good hands under new leadership and is becoming the responsive, grad-focused organization most of us have been hoping to see. Its new CEO, Marty Marcolongo (’88), is leading the charge to solve past problems and forge a revitalization in the AOG’s mission and methodology.Membership: KCAOG has struggled for years to get beyond the dozen or so members who faithfully participate in our events. We have many more grads in the greater KC Metro area who are, sadly, not members. As all members know, there is no arm twisting to become involved in our activities. So other than enjoying the camaraderie of other grads – and now those of the other service academies who are joining us in our events – there is no downside to being a member. So we encourage you to become a KCAOG member and come join us in our events. You never know when you might network with someone in something important you never would have met otherwise. ​

Want to join or need to pay your dues?

For graduates not yet members of the KCAOG (Air Force Academy), we would like to invite you to join for the nominal membership dues of $20. You may pay your dues online HERE. If you prefer, checks may be made to:

KCAOGAttn: Mike McCoy, Treasurer3717 Lee CourtLeavenworth, KS 66048

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